How employment helps female victims of intimate partner violence: A qualitative study

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 136-143

  Rothman, Emily F ^a   Hathaway, Jeanne ^b   Stidsen, Andrea ^c   De Vries, Heather F ^d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment; Female victims; Intimate partner violence; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CITY; EMPLOYER; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INTIMACY; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTIVATION; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SPOUSE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247554189     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.12.2.136     Document Type: Article

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